Cupcake Recipe
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Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
For Frosting
Method
Cupcake Preparation
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- 2
Combine Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
- 3
Mix Wet Ingredients
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract and milk until fully incorporated.
- 4
Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined and no flour streaks remain. Be careful not to over-mix.
- 5
Fill Cupcake Liners
Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
- 6
Bake
Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 7
Cool
Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting Preparation
- 8
Make Frosting
In a medium bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Gradually add in the powdered sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy.
- 9
- 10
Frost Cupcakes
Once the cupcakes are completely cool, spread or pipe the frosting onto each cupcake as desired.